BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3539, 26 June 1874, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Palmerston, June 25. This afternoon, at Shag Valley, near Palmerston, James Cochrane, a public carrier, en route to the goldfields, while attempting to alight from his dray accidentally fell to the ground, and the wheel passed over one of his legs, which is badly broken. The sufferer will be sent on to Duuedin forthwith.

Invercargill, June 25. The Superintendent arrived hero by the Wanganuni to-day, en route for Riverton, to turn the first sod of the light railways.

Wellington, June 25. The has fixed the sitting* of the Dunedin District Court to be held in the Resident Magistrate’s Court on the last Monday in each of the months of January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, and November. The first of such sittings to be held.on the last Monday in July next, provided none of these days fall upon a holidaa, in which case the Court is to be held on the next day. Fixed sittings of the District Court of Otago Goldfields:—Resident Magistrate’s Court, Naseby, second Wednesday in August next; Magistrate’s Court, Clyde, the Monday next after the second Wednesday in August; Magistrate’s Court, Queenstown, on Monday after second Wednesday in August; Magistrate’s Court, Lawrence, second Tuesday in September next. His Excellency has accepted the resignation of Commodore Goodenougn, R.N., of his seat in the Executive Council of New Zealand.

. Auckland, June 26. The deputies from the Colonial Bank met the Brokers’ Association and discussed the question re the allotment of shares. The Auckland deputies promised that 40,000 should bo allotted to Auckland, and if an excessive number were applied for, a local committee would be appointed to supervise the allotment.